|
TRAC
Daily Quote
 
"We may define "faith" as a firm belief in something for which there is not evidence ... Where there is evidence, no one speaks of "faith". We only speak of faith when we wish to substitute emotion for evidence."
- Bertrand Russell, 1955
 
       

Sponsors
 
Ocean Treasures
 
       

Where Are They?
 
Members Where Are They?:
fragnut : Home
ghuffer : Forum
painterguy : Home
Visitor [7] : Home
Visitor [53] : Forum
youngtimothy : Forum
 
       

New Post(s) in Forum
 
» swapping at the december meeting
04 Dec, 16:06 » painterguy
» Honey Creek Outing - 11/30/08
04 Dec, 14:13 » schambers
» pacific east aquaculture group buy?
04 Dec, 14:11 » Briney Dave
» December Meeting Thread
04 Dec, 12:47 » MOsborne05
» lookin for a frag answer....
04 Dec, 12:13 » BuK
» Contest quality?
04 Dec, 11:36 » bixbe
» corals and few misc items for sale
04 Dec, 09:34 » BuK
» Finally started to cross over
04 Dec, 09:04 » Dune
» this is what happens when i get bored
04 Dec, 06:13 » Jimbo
» VHO setup
03 Dec, 21:17 » Neckelhead76
» Stocking a 30 gallon
03 Dec, 20:59 » Jimbo
» Baby Banggai
03 Dec, 20:12 » kazoh
» Nano Tanks on SALE @ Trilby Tropicals
03 Dec, 18:55 » OneThunder
» Tanks, equipment, fish for sale
03 Dec, 16:16 » Chad7531
» Corals Galore
03 Dec, 12:39 » BuK
» Whale Wars
03 Dec, 08:01 » Aquatic Aquaman
» Plastic Hose Clamps - Local Source?
02 Dec, 21:26 » hillbillyracin
» 300gal tank cracked today
02 Dec, 20:42 » bananaboat
» stauff forsale mag24......
02 Dec, 17:43 » bananaboat
» A new gift card promo - lasts untl Dec. 8th
02 Dec, 16:48 » ThatFishPlace
 
       

Toledo Reef Aquarium Club Forum
 
:: Home » Marine Newbie Forum » angelfish questions
Author Messages
animefan93


Posts : 246
Location : toledo, ohio
Posted : 6/6/2008 11:08:14 AM  

i have 4 angels 2 are a little bigger than quarter size(their body size)and the other two smaller than a quarter, i need to know how old they are about and when can they start to breed if i think i have a pair? also if they are a pair (they are in a 15 gallon tank by them selves and when we bought the other two and put them in there the one was gaurding the other one, so we put the two new ones in a different tank) do they do that sometimes even though i dont think they are old enough to breed? i have done research and i cant find to much about breeding ages and stuff.

my email - inuyashaluvr9@yahoo.com my myspace - myspace.com/inuluvr09 my youtube - http://www.youtube.com/user/sangoluvr9
tames


Posts : 87
Location : Maumee
Posted : 6/6/2008 12:31:45 PM  

I am no expert on Angels, but I have had a couple spawn.  It is not too hard to get them to spawn IF you have a pair, the difficulty is in hatching the eggs and raising the fry.  If you are successful in the hatch, and they live more than a few days, you will may have MANY babies to deal with.  You will need lots of tanks to hold them all and a way to grow tiny live food.  They need to be fed several times a day.

Angelfish mature around 8 to 12 months old.  Most get large.  Mine were about the size of an adult's hand. I have had two in a 29 gallon spawn for me.  The tank was heavily planted.  They love large Amazon sword plants.  Many people also use a long piece of flat slate-rock set at an angle.

From the size of your fish, it sounds like you have several more months to wait before they are mature. If you want them to spawn, I would put the 4 back together in the tank and let them grow up.  That way you have a better chance that you will get male/female. As the months go by, you will need a much larger tank than a 15 gallon.  2 large angels in a 29 gallon is just about right.

Here is a website about Angels:

angelfish.info/

There are many more on the web. Go to Google.com and enter "Breeding Angelfish".

Here is a pic of one of the pairs that spawed for me.  This is an old picture from 2003. The babies did hatch, but only lived a few days.

 

 

"The demand for clarity is responsible for the confusion." -- U.G. Krishnamurti

Maumee Valley Living Reality Meetup Group
animefan93


Posts : 246
Location : toledo, ohio
Posted : 6/8/2008 1:23:07 AM  

mine look a lot like yours -the one i think is the male looks like your black one and the other is white without strips (a silver probabily)

my email - inuyashaluvr9@yahoo.com my myspace - myspace.com/inuluvr09 my youtube - http://www.youtube.com/user/sangoluvr9
tames


Posts : 87
Location : Maumee
Posted : 6/8/2008 9:08:53 AM  

The pair in the picture is opposite.  The "Marbled" one is the female, the male is the standard "Silver" (silver with black stripes).

"The demand for clarity is responsible for the confusion." -- U.G. Krishnamurti

Maumee Valley Living Reality Meetup Group
« Previous   1 / 1   Next »
 
       

Copyright 2006 by Toledo Reef Aquarium Club Terms Of Use Privacy Statement